Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Cherokee County, Kansas, September 3, 1959
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length1 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.08, -94.70) to the end point (37.08, -94.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 3, 1959, 1:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Cherokee County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 3, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 1959 | F2 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1959 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.